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visualize the state of affairs in the classrooms because i have seen that in somalia, what is going on in syria right now, and it is about those particular weapons. i look out and realize that two years ago, i conducted a town hall just like this in the aftermath of the shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords and the killing of those people around her in tucson, some of the same people who were there are here today. victims, families, all people crying out for at least at the very least, a dialogue, a sensible, rational conversation, a national discussion where we're not afraid to call it like it is. and that means to bring everybody to the table. that also means, piera, and i think everybody here would probably agree, it means cutting down the strawmen that are raised up when people get freaked out about this conversation. this is not about taking people's guns away. it's not taking the hunters' guns. not about the sporting guns. not about the private protection gun. it is about sensible gun laws. semiautomatic weapons, the kinds of things that make killing industrial strength, and i'll t
visualize the state of affairs in the classrooms because i have seen that in somalia, what is going on in syria right now, and it is about those particular weapons. i look out and realize that two years ago, i conducted a town hall just like this in the aftermath of the shooting of congresswoman gabrielle giffords and the killing of those people around her in tucson, some of the same people who were there are here today. victims, families, all people crying out for at least at the very least, a...
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been our voice inside syria. he put his own safety at risk repeatedly at his request, i should add, to tell us about the brutality of the assad regime. the horrors of the war raging around him. the freedom to speak out. he did it over and over, bravely speaking with us more than a dozen times. speaking truth to the ongoing lies the assad regime has repeatedly told. this week we learned that zaidoun and his brother were taken away by syria's secret police. their relatives say time is of the essence to win their release. they created a facebook page to raise awareness and demand their freedom. they want us to tell their story in the hopes that someone inside syria will listen. we're not forgetting them. tonight and neither should you. we want to take a moment to listen to my first conversation with zaidoun more than a year ago, and his explanation of why he was willing to put himself in danger to speak with us. >> when i chant i want freedom. i can hear my voice for the first time in my life. how can i give up this
been our voice inside syria. he put his own safety at risk repeatedly at his request, i should add, to tell us about the brutality of the assad regime. the horrors of the war raging around him. the freedom to speak out. he did it over and over, bravely speaking with us more than a dozen times. speaking truth to the ongoing lies the assad regime has repeatedly told. this week we learned that zaidoun and his brother were taken away by syria's secret police. their relatives say time is of the...
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moscow says he's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians kidnapped in syria on monday that being held for ransom by suspected rebels who also seized an italian citizen and other hostages ukraine in general is for maine's a minutes and hands with a deadline costing on a fifty million dollars price tag of life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel have escaped after several days in captivity the hostage crisis comes as the fighting intensifies across the country in the capital damascus rebels i'm up to in battles with palestinian militias who support the syrian government some observers blame the violence on foreign meddling terrorist groups. means for financing so does truth park in latin america that it's true the. terrorist groups so that in many other places. they are have tension but financing as always they are terrorists or insurgents the goal of the enemy is that syria has been divided into many pieces so you won't have a syrian regime are you out there is where you have a kurdish. fortune and you don't have other sections and you don't have
moscow says he's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians kidnapped in syria on monday that being held for ransom by suspected rebels who also seized an italian citizen and other hostages ukraine in general is for maine's a minutes and hands with a deadline costing on a fifty million dollars price tag of life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel have escaped after several days in captivity the hostage crisis comes as the fighting intensifies across the...
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wasco says it's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians are kidnapped in syria on monday being held for ransom by suspected rebels also sees an italian citizen when other hostage a ukrainian journalist remains on militant hence the deadline passing on a fifty million dollars price tag for her life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel has a scape talked to several days in captivity it comes as fighting intensifies across the country in the capital damascus rebels are locked in battles are honest in the vicious who support the syrian government so observers a plenty of audience on foreign meddling. terrorist groups your library and kidnappings for financing so those troops park in latin america that's true. terrorist groups so that in many other places. they already have world tension announcing as always and there are stories that are urging the goal of the the enemies of syria are going to divide it into what many little pieces so you want nobody seriously mario and. there is where you have a kurdish. forces and you have other sections and then you'l
wasco says it's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians are kidnapped in syria on monday being held for ransom by suspected rebels also sees an italian citizen when other hostage a ukrainian journalist remains on militant hence the deadline passing on a fifty million dollars price tag for her life meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel has a scape talked to several days in captivity it comes as fighting intensifies across the country in the capital...
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has a nightmare story to sell after he and his crew were kidnapped in syria. they were rescued by rebels during a gun battle at a checkpoint monday night. the men were grabbed last week shortly after entering the country from turkey. they were blind folded, bound and threatened with execution, but never physically harmed. >> the last five days were very difficult. we're very happy to be out. we're very happy to be back in turkey. we love being here. we love this country. we appreciate all the help. the last five days are some days that we would rather forget. and if you can understand, we just came out now, we haven't even left yet, and we're very tired. >> he says his captors were loyal to president assad. syria is considered one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. >> let's tip our hats to all of our journalist colleagues overseas.
has a nightmare story to sell after he and his crew were kidnapped in syria. they were rescued by rebels during a gun battle at a checkpoint monday night. the men were grabbed last week shortly after entering the country from turkey. they were blind folded, bound and threatened with execution, but never physically harmed. >> the last five days were very difficult. we're very happy to be out. we're very happy to be back in turkey. we love being here. we love this country. we appreciate all...
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moscow says it's doing everything possible to bring about the release of two russians kidnapped in syria on monday they're being held for ransom by suspected rebels who also seized an italian citizen another hostage a ukrainian journalist remains a militant hands with a deadline passing on a fifty million dollars price tag the knife meanwhile a news crew working for a u.s. channel have escaped after several days in captivity the hostage crises come as fighting intensifies across the country in the capital damascus rebels are locked in battles with palestinian militias who support the syrian government some observers blame the violence on foreign meddling the role of the enemy is that syria has been divided into many pieces and so you want to be seriously mari right now there is where you have a kurdish. forces. opposition members fighting against each other i mean you know the muslim brotherhood. paid goons from around the world all want to impose their own totalitarian system on what's left of the syrian america and saudi arabia has happy supporters financially and militarily. number of
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topics ranging from syria's bloody war to russia u.s. relations and is going on joins us now live for more on basic or good morning so what exactly did before and minister have to say on the global developments that shakes this year. for syria still continues to be in the center of everybody's attention so of course it was touched upon as well and the russian foreign minister stressed once again that there could be only a diplomatic solution to the conflict based on agreements reached earlier by world powers in geneva which basically call both sides of the car the two simultaneously and immediately put their weapons down start a political process and for all members of the international community to apply equal pressure on them to do so at the same time russian foreign minister to mention how. the syrian opposition is a really diverse and how it sounds some of its groups often go to the most extreme measures like taking hostages or conducting terrorist attacks and the foreign minister stressed how it's on except or that some members of t
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their family says they're all in syria right now. we wish them strength and safety. >>> let's get to the latest on some of the other stories we're following. susan hendricks is here with a 360 news bulletin. >> mark sanford is planning to run for congress. a formal announcement will come soon. sanford was thinking about a 2012 run for president when news broke of an extra marital affair. sanford is now engaged to his former mistress. >>> cory booker has announced he will not challenge governor chris christie in the next election. in an open ed, he says he's exploring a senate run to replace frank lautenberg in the senate when his term is up in 2014. >>> the deputy secretaries of state spoke to the senate foreign relations committee today about the attack on the u.s. con sue late in benghazi. there were painful lessons learned in benghazi and we have to do better. the state department is promising to improve security at diplomatic posts around the world. >>> bernie madoff's brother peter has been sentenced to ten years in prison for h
their family says they're all in syria right now. we wish them strength and safety. >>> let's get to the latest on some of the other stories we're following. susan hendricks is here with a 360 news bulletin. >> mark sanford is planning to run for congress. a formal announcement will come soon. sanford was thinking about a 2012 run for president when news broke of an extra marital affair. sanford is now engaged to his former mistress. >>> cory booker has announced he will...
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. >>> and a real scare in syria turns into a real happy ending. tonight we'll tell you how nbc's richard engel escaped from his kidnappers. >> i'm very happy that we're here this morning. >> thanks for watching. it may be a rare moment in gun history, but the nation is focused on gun control following the massacre in connecticut. the national rifle association finally broke its silence on the newtown shooting. a statement released today by the organization said, in part, the nra is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again. the language is similar to president obama's call for meaningful action, but contribution from the nra remains to be seen. but several republican politicians are already headed in the direction of change. michigan governor rick snyder saw republicans in his state legislature pass a bill to allow guns in schools and day care centers. the bill was passed one day before the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. today the republican governor vetoed the bill. according to the detroit news, snyd
. >>> and a real scare in syria turns into a real happy ending. tonight we'll tell you how nbc's richard engel escaped from his kidnappers. >> i'm very happy that we're here this morning. >> thanks for watching. it may be a rare moment in gun history, but the nation is focused on gun control following the massacre in connecticut. the national rifle association finally broke its silence on the newtown shooting. a statement released today by the organization said, in part,...
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russia's foreign minister sums up the get up on the sensitive issues of syria and russia and u.s. relations in an exclusive interview with aussie. news titans brother around oberon as british troops are ready for the gulf while the united states controls up yet no sanctions on tehran. and to pour for christmas with business is business is screaming the profits of the festive season british pensioners are increasingly frozen out of the holiday. international news live from moscow this is with me. hello and welcome to the program state of global politics through the eyes of russia's foreign minister spoke exclusively to sergei lavrov on topics ranging from syria's bloody war to russia good race relations. as they highlight something for us. more serious still continues to be in the center of everybody's attention so of course it was touched upon as well and the russian foreign minister stressed once again that there could be only a diplomatic solution to the conflict based on agreements reached earlier by world powers in geneva which basically call both sides of the carver to simult
russia's foreign minister sums up the get up on the sensitive issues of syria and russia and u.s. relations in an exclusive interview with aussie. news titans brother around oberon as british troops are ready for the gulf while the united states controls up yet no sanctions on tehran. and to pour for christmas with business is business is screaming the profits of the festive season british pensioners are increasingly frozen out of the holiday. international news live from moscow this is with...
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a veteran foreign correspondent free after gunmen took him hostage in syria. and now he's talking about his ordeal. >> the last five days were days that we would rather forget. >> shepard: tonight the kidnapped, the captivity and incredible escape during a fire fight. but first from fox this tuesday night, why? that's been the question. why did he do it? why would anybody kill his mother and go on a rampage in an elementary school? tonight there is word of a possible motive in the newtown massacre. a man who says he knew the shooter's family tells fox news.com that adam lanza was upset because his mother was planning to commit him to a psychiatric facility. we can't confirm that, but a senior law enforcement official does back it up. saying investigators are looking at whether lanza was angry over plans for his future mental health treatment. police say lanza shot and killed his mother friday morning before driving to that elementary school. there they say he murdered 20 children and six adults and then killed himself. we have team fox coverage. molly line on
a veteran foreign correspondent free after gunmen took him hostage in syria. and now he's talking about his ordeal. >> the last five days were days that we would rather forget. >> shepard: tonight the kidnapped, the captivity and incredible escape during a fire fight. but first from fox this tuesday night, why? that's been the question. why did he do it? why would anybody kill his mother and go on a rampage in an elementary school? tonight there is word of a possible motive in the...
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these are found on the battlefields of sar yafero, of syria? >> my thinking on this, they're out there. they're not going away any time soon. i have a friend, who's come to be a guest lecturer in my class before, he was shot by sn sks rifle that was manufactured in yugoslavia, never legally imported at any time. and the way he says it is, there is no law can you pass that m.d. have stopped that bullet being lodged in my hip that he stills carries to this day. >> what do you say to the families in sandy hook? sorry. nothing we can do. they're out there. nearly 12,000 americans die every single year from gun murder. 100,000 gun incidents a year. this is the worst rate by far of any of the richest countries in the world. it shames america and yet your answer is more guns. >> i have had conversations with individuals who save lives with guns. i conducted training with pistol licenses in michigan. more than one of the folks who have come through my class have saved lives with guns. in fact, semiautomatic guns. they have protected themselves and thei
these are found on the battlefields of sar yafero, of syria? >> my thinking on this, they're out there. they're not going away any time soon. i have a friend, who's come to be a guest lecturer in my class before, he was shot by sn sks rifle that was manufactured in yugoslavia, never legally imported at any time. and the way he says it is, there is no law can you pass that m.d. have stopped that bullet being lodged in my hip that he stills carries to this day. >> what do you say to...
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correspondent richard engel for the first time since he and his production team escaped from kidnappers in syria. they were ambushed after crossing the country from turkey last thursday. >> as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the reese and bushes on the side of the road. probably about 15 gunmen. they kept us blindfolded, bound, we weren't physically beaten orator toured. a lot of psychological torture. threats of being killed and they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. when we refused they were there were mock shootings. as we were driving along the road the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gunfight with it and would of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. >> nbc news said there was no claim of responsibility. no contact with the captors and no request for ransom during the time the crew was missing. of course, the entire nbc family is tremendously relieved that richard and the rest of our colleagues are safe. >> richard, as you know, is widely respected for his reporting around th
correspondent richard engel for the first time since he and his production team escaped from kidnappers in syria. they were ambushed after crossing the country from turkey last thursday. >> as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the reese and bushes on the side of the road. probably about 15 gunmen. they kept us blindfolded, bound, we weren't physically beaten orator toured. a lot of psychological torture. threats of being killed and they made us...
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engle and his two crew members are now safely out of syria. we'll be right back. new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok. grandma? hi sweetie! she operates the head. [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. she operates the head. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing. have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call
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. >>> coming up an american journalist relieved after being held hostage in syria speaks out about his ordeal. >> at ahead the traditional teaching methods don't work for everybody. how a local high school is redefining what a classroom looks like. >> but up next new stories of survival and heroism in the wake of the newtown school tragedy. hear from an 8-year-old boy who helped comfort his classmating during the ordeal. we'll be right back. >>> you never know who's going to step up and be a leader when there's a crisis. in the middle of all that fear and chaos friday, in newtown, connecticut. there was an 8-year-old boy up there offering words of comfort to his classmates. >> after much debate about if and when we hear at 9news now should air interviews from the young survivors luke santana's story is just too riveting not to share with you. jim axelrod talks to him and his family. >> reporter: last friday began as a normal day for luke santana and his third grade classmates at sandy hook elementary. but things got scary pretty quickly. >> there were about to announce something on the
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we've had our own people in syria. it's one of those things. if you get stopped about a random group and kidnapped. all of my time in iraq, 13 time i was more worried about kidnap than roadside bombs and firefights with the military because they invariably did not end well. this was, in a way, they were lucky. if they had been kidnapped bay hard line jihadist group that may have ended badly for them, too. they were lucky in that they were kept alike, they hit the roadblock and during that firefight they weren't somehow hit. an extraordinary time of escape, and luck. >> tell us about the preparation. when you go into a war zone, you and i both have taken classes, five days of war school where they game out scenarios. you know you have a game plan before you go in. >> yeah. hostile environment training. that covers a bunch of things from battlefield, medical treatment to armaments and also kidnapping. and basically to give journalists a feel, a sense of what it would be like. you get a preparation. but nothing will prepare you for the real thing.
we've had our own people in syria. it's one of those things. if you get stopped about a random group and kidnapped. all of my time in iraq, 13 time i was more worried about kidnap than roadside bombs and firefights with the military because they invariably did not end well. this was, in a way, they were lucky. if they had been kidnapped bay hard line jihadist group that may have ended badly for them, too. they were lucky in that they were kept alike, they hit the roadblock and during that...
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this started last thursday when the news team crossed into syria from turkey. engel says at least a dozen gunmen jumped out of the reese and captured them. engel believes the kidnappers were part of syrian president al assad's regime which has been struggling to stay in power in the face of a rebel uprising twins 2011. engel described what happened after the ambush. >> reporter: they kept us blindfolded, bound, we weren't physically beaten orator toured. it was lot of psychological torture, threats of being killed, the -- kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started -- a gunfight and two of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. >> my family, my brother, my parents, my wife. when we were preede yesterday, rescued by the rebels, one of the happiest moments of my life. >> nbc news says it had no contact with the news team during that ordeal and no contact with the kidnappers. andrea mitchell will join us with more on this and more on the dangers that correspondents face in the middle east coming up on "news4 at 5:00." >>> we
this started last thursday when the news team crossed into syria from turkey. engel says at least a dozen gunmen jumped out of the reese and captured them. engel believes the kidnappers were part of syrian president al assad's regime which has been struggling to stay in power in the face of a rebel uprising twins 2011. engel described what happened after the ambush. >> reporter: they kept us blindfolded, bound, we weren't physically beaten orator toured. it was lot of psychological...
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. >>> freedom for a network reporter and a crew after being held captive in syria. vic in the newsroom with a dramatic escape. >> richard engle and his crew disappeared last week before crossing into syria from turkey. engle believes his kidnappers were a shiite militia group. a dozen gunmen dragged them from their cars. they were subject to mock executions during their five days of captivity. >>> the syrian government tightly controls the movements of foreign journalists. so many sneak into the country. >> the e-mail which triggered the resignation of david petraeus will nettled charges against his mistress. the justice department department dropped their investigation of paul a broad well. her affair was exposed in a series of e-mails to joe kelly. in those e-mails she warned kelly to stay away from petraeus. he resigned in november after their extramarital affair came public. >>> a push to make easy bake ovens for boys heats up. jessica kartalija explains. >> girls aren't the only ones who are supposed to cook. is in the message we want to send to our youth? >> r
. >>> freedom for a network reporter and a crew after being held captive in syria. vic in the newsroom with a dramatic escape. >> richard engle and his crew disappeared last week before crossing into syria from turkey. engle believes his kidnappers were a shiite militia group. a dozen gunmen dragged them from their cars. they were subject to mock executions during their five days of captivity. >>> the syrian government tightly controls the movements of foreign...
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news saying that the chief foreign correspondent along with his crew was freed from his captors in syria. engel was kidnapped and held for five days and eventually freed in syria after a firefight at a checkpoint on monday. nbc news has come out and said we're pleased to report they are safely out of the country. the captors were unidentified and were not believed to be assad loyalists. they didn't ask for money or a ransom of any kind. engel and his crew, this is new background information we got, disappeared shortly after crossing into northwest syria from turkey on thursday. we're being told he was abducted, the crew was blindfolded, they were tossed in the back of a truck and brought to an undisclosed location. the good news is they're saying that no one was physically harmed. the network did not have contact actually with engel or any members of his crew until he was freed on monday. that's the latest. now back to you. >> breaking news here at home. police in prince george's county currently investigating a home invasion and shooting. they say four men broke into a home. this happen
news saying that the chief foreign correspondent along with his crew was freed from his captors in syria. engel was kidnapped and held for five days and eventually freed in syria after a firefight at a checkpoint on monday. nbc news has come out and said we're pleased to report they are safely out of the country. the captors were unidentified and were not believed to be assad loyalists. they didn't ask for money or a ransom of any kind. engel and his crew, this is new background information we...
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first issues the vice president of syria told a lebanese newspaper he does not think his military can defeat the rebels. that the assad regime may be planning some sort of exit strategy. pro-government forces have been battling rebel forces for nearly two years. human rights activists claim more than 40,000 people have died. the latest concern has been whether the syrian military would use chemical weapons on its own people in a last ditch effort to stay in power. but today syria's ambassador to the united nations warned that the rebels might try using chemical weapons and then blame the government in an attempt to gain more support. >>> egypt is bracing for widespread protests tomorrow against the country's new pot and its newly drafted constitution. demonstrations raged on against mohammed morsi. opponents claim he tried to make himself a dictator by granting himself near absolute power. over the weekend, voters passed the new constitution with 57% of the ballot. if passed if an upcoming vote, his ally also have sweeping new powers. protesters claim the vote was full of irregulariti
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let's turn our attention to the on going crisis in syria. new attacks being launched in the town of darah as battles rage on at a refugee camp in damascus. they say the army cannot defeat the rebels seeking to top the president's regime. where does that leave us? leland vittert joins us live from jerusalem where he is watching the story unfold. how significant is that statement by the vice president? >> reporter: in many ways, martha it is the statement of the obvious. what is so important is who is saying it. this may be the beginning of someone very close to president bashar al-assad looking to negotiate and exit, either for himself or for a larger group of the bashar al-assad regime. it is booking increasingly clear as we are watching the battles get closer and closer to damascus that the rebels are starting at lowe's to gain the upper hand. they are getting weapons from a number of gulf countries, they are becoming better trained and organized. they've had some significant victories here in the past and the government forces continue to
let's turn our attention to the on going crisis in syria. new attacks being launched in the town of darah as battles rage on at a refugee camp in damascus. they say the army cannot defeat the rebels seeking to top the president's regime. where does that leave us? leland vittert joins us live from jerusalem where he is watching the story unfold. how significant is that statement by the vice president? >> reporter: in many ways, martha it is the statement of the obvious. what is so...
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. >> richard engel and his crew are safe after they were kidnapped and held inside syria for five days. >> i hope we can laugh tonight after a horrible weekend. i just want the people in connecticut to know that we do not take what you're going through lightly and we are thinking about you here a lot, all of us. >>> welcome to "cbs this "cbs this morning." students are going back to students are g school today in newtown, connecticut, except for the boyse boys and girls of sandy hook elementary.elementary. their new school at a nearby is town is not ready yet. >>> investigators are still . trying to figure out what led to this massacre.acre. jeff gore is inlor is in newtown, connecticut, where two victims were laid to rest monday morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and good morning to your viewers in the west.n connecticu one week this week will be full of funerals and wakes. friday's in connecticut on monday the first two funerals were held for the victims of friday's 6-year-old shooting, 6-year-old noah pozner 6- and 6-year-old jack pinto. the state's and lieutenant ed one of t
. >> richard engel and his crew are safe after they were kidnapped and held inside syria for five days. >> i hope we can laugh tonight after a horrible weekend. i just want the people in connecticut to know that we do not take what you're going through lightly and we are thinking about you here a lot, all of us. >>> welcome to "cbs this "cbs this morning." students are going back to students are g school today in newtown, connecticut, except for the boyse...
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. >>> new violence in syria's government. the latest target of military airstrikes coming up next hour. jon: president obama leading the nation in healing after the connecticut school massacre saying friday was the most difficult day of his presidency. meeting with families of victims before attending an interfaith service where he ended the speech slowly reading the first names of 20 children that were killed while cries and sobs filled the room. kelly wright is live at white house the peel of newtown obviously still in a state of shock, kelly. did the president's appearance help ease their pain? >> reporter: jon, i would say many lawmakers agree in fact the president's there did bring some easing of the pain, some comfort to the families that are still dealing with this tragedy. the commander in chief was a parent in chief as he visited each family. posing in some pictures with those who asked. as he spoke to the community the president used scripture, prayer, and spoke with words of comfort, hope, and resolve. >> in the co
. >>> new violence in syria's government. the latest target of military airstrikes coming up next hour. jon: president obama leading the nation in healing after the connecticut school massacre saying friday was the most difficult day of his presidency. meeting with families of victims before attending an interfaith service where he ended the speech slowly reading the first names of 20 children that were killed while cries and sobs filled the room. kelly wright is live at white house...
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richard engel and several coworkers were abducted last week in syria where they have been covering the civil war for nbc. engel says there were more than a dozen armed kidnappers who support the regime of president obama bashar assad. he said that he and his colleagues were blindfolded and threatened with mock executions before the -- before they managed to escape. >> the top tech trends in the new year. donald bell joins us in the studio from cnet. >> and the market just opened about 10 minutes ago. let's take a quick look at the recall numbers here. so far it's looking so good. coming up we'll get an update from kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks. ,,,,,, look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids hav
richard engel and several coworkers were abducted last week in syria where they have been covering the civil war for nbc. engel says there were more than a dozen armed kidnappers who support the regime of president obama bashar assad. he said that he and his colleagues were blindfolded and threatened with mock executions before the -- before they managed to escape. >> the top tech trends in the new year. donald bell joins us in the studio from cnet. >> and the market just opened...
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they were in northwestern syria, traveling with rebels. at one point more than a dozen armed gunmen, richard engel, said ambushed them and took them into custody, threw them in the back of a pickup truck and drove them to a location. they were blindfolded. they were bound for several days. they were subjected to mock executions. they went through really a terrible time. and this is part of what richard told his colleagues on the "today" show, a few hours ago, about what they went through while they were in captivity. let's listen. >> and they took us to a series of safe houses and interrogation places. and they kept us blindfolded, bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological torture. threats of being killed. they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. when we refused, there were mock shootings. they pretended to shoot ghazi several times. when you're blindfolded, and then they fired the gun up in the air. it can be very traumatic experience. and at end of this, we were being moved to yet anot
they were in northwestern syria, traveling with rebels. at one point more than a dozen armed gunmen, richard engel, said ambushed them and took them into custody, threw them in the back of a pickup truck and drove them to a location. they were blindfolded. they were bound for several days. they were subjected to mock executions. they went through really a terrible time. and this is part of what richard told his colleagues on the "today" show, a few hours ago, about what they went...
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this all happening in the north of syria. now, during that journey, they seem to have come across a group of rebels called the atar al sham brigade, who entered into a gun fight with their captors. it caused the nbc team to be free. >> no physical harm. but psychological farm. fa harm. fake executions, asking them which one of them they would like to be executed first. >> they believe that there was a reb regime to the loyalty. mr. engel has gone on to say that they may have been thugs. in context to the civil war it refers to militia loyal toward the government. he thinks they may have been held in a bid to try and exchange them for captives held by the rebels, potentially iranian agents working for the syrian regime. a complex situation which seems to have been remarkably resolved in positive fashion, of course, shows you how anarchy things are getting in syria. >> thank you so much. you and i have known richard and his cameraman for a long time. we are all relieved this morning. thank you so much. >>> let's go back to newt
this all happening in the north of syria. now, during that journey, they seem to have come across a group of rebels called the atar al sham brigade, who entered into a gun fight with their captors. it caused the nbc team to be free. >> no physical harm. but psychological farm. fa harm. fake executions, asking them which one of them they would like to be executed first. >> they believe that there was a reb regime to the loyalty. mr. engel has gone on to say that they may have been...
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. >>> tv reporter richard engle is free after five years in syria. the nbc news chief correspondent and members of his production cree were seized and blind folded on the syrian/turkey border thursday. they were set free on monday after a fire-fight between kidnappers and rebel forces. all the hostages were unharmed. >> and one of his colleagues says hawaii senator daniel inouye was the type of american america has always been grateful for. he died at walter reed army medical center after a short illness. he served in congress for 50 years. he lost his right arm fighting the germans. 55 years later he was awarded the medal of honor. he became well known for his roles in investigating watergate in the iran contra scandal. daniel inouye, a great man, was 88 years old. >>> time to show headlines from around the globe. "the charleston post and courier" shows that jim scott will be the south's first black senator in modern times. south carolina's governor, nikki haley, who appointed scott, says she chose him for his conservative values. scott will face an
. >>> tv reporter richard engle is free after five years in syria. the nbc news chief correspondent and members of his production cree were seized and blind folded on the syrian/turkey border thursday. they were set free on monday after a fire-fight between kidnappers and rebel forces. all the hostages were unharmed. >> and one of his colleagues says hawaii senator daniel inouye was the type of american america has always been grateful for. he died at walter reed army medical...
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john kerry's views on syria where he said we could deal with bashar assad previously. wanted to have accommodation with him. now we know that is totally wrong. you will see some of those issues vet the but i don't know how much the senate really wants to fight again over vietnam. jon: what about foreign policy, let's say he gets the job as john kerry undersecretary of state. what do you see happening? >> i don't see much difference between what we've seen. this administration runs foreign policy mostly out of the white house. it has for four years. i think it would for another four years. john kerry would be able to advise at the margins, maybe somewhat less hawkishly than hillary clinton has, believe it or not. he is very reluctant to intervene overseas, for example. militarily he likes to defer to the united nations. in that sense not much of a change from barack obama. >> very quickly on the political calculation though, the white house generally woip think about nominating a senator if they didn't feel they could get another democrat to replace him. what about scot
john kerry's views on syria where he said we could deal with bashar assad previously. wanted to have accommodation with him. now we know that is totally wrong. you will see some of those issues vet the but i don't know how much the senate really wants to fight again over vietnam. jon: what about foreign policy, let's say he gets the job as john kerry undersecretary of state. what do you see happening? >> i don't see much difference between what we've seen. this administration runs foreign...
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but there are many more people who are still missing inside syria, wolf. it has been a plague of kidnapping and hostage taking there. there are no less than 21 journalists and 18 other citizen journalists currently missing, according to the organization reporters without borders. many ordinary syrians being held for ransom as law and order continues to break down in that war-torn country. wolf? >> ivan watson, thanks very much. and it underscores, kate, just how dangerous these assignments are. you know, so happy that these nbc journalists got out. >> so, so thankful that they got out, wolf. you're so right. >>> other stories that we are watching today. on capitol hill, a deal could be taking shape to avoid the fiscal cliff, now just two weeks away. our lisa sylvester is here with that and more of today's top stories. hey there, lisa. >> hi, there, wolf and kate. well, as americans edge ever closer to huge tax hikes and deep automatic spending cuts, both sides are offering compromises today. house speaker john boehner proposed a short-term plan, higher tax
but there are many more people who are still missing inside syria, wolf. it has been a plague of kidnapping and hostage taking there. there are no less than 21 journalists and 18 other citizen journalists currently missing, according to the organization reporters without borders. many ordinary syrians being held for ransom as law and order continues to break down in that war-torn country. wolf? >> ivan watson, thanks very much. and it underscores, kate, just how dangerous these...
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the comments come as a fresh round of violence shakes syria. said to be taken after syrian government planes bombed a palestinian refugee camp near damascus on sunday. a uk-based human rights group says at least eight people were killed there. meanwhile, vice president farouk al sharia told the lebanese newspaper that neither the rebels nor the current government has the ability to reach an end point. an opposition group says at least 150 people were killed across syria on sunday. >>> south carolina governor nikki haley announced that congressman tim scott will replace outgoing senator jim demint. haley said she was looking for a conservative fighter. he thanked his mother for not quitting on him. >> when you start out in a single parent household with a mom who works 16 hours a day, and you're looking at a future that doesn't look as bright and you're living in charleston, south carolina, you build the strength that comes from having appreciation and understanding that it is not about you, that it is about your faith, about your family, and i
the comments come as a fresh round of violence shakes syria. said to be taken after syrian government planes bombed a palestinian refugee camp near damascus on sunday. a uk-based human rights group says at least eight people were killed there. meanwhile, vice president farouk al sharia told the lebanese newspaper that neither the rebels nor the current government has the ability to reach an end point. an opposition group says at least 150 people were killed across syria on sunday. >>>...